- set the front wheels to the straight-ahead position by inserting into the switch (lock) ignition key and release the locking device;
- disconnect the wire from the negative terminal of the battery;
- remove the airbag from the steering wheel (see section «electrical equipment»);
Pic. 6.5. Loose steering wheel bolt
- turn out, but not completely, the steering wheel mounting bolt (pic. 6.5);
- mark in an accessible way the relative position of the steering wheel hub and shaft;
- shaking the steering wheel from side to side and moving it towards you at the same time, remove the wheel from the splines of the shaft;
- feeling that the wheel has come off the splines, unscrew the bolt of its fastening.
Attention! After removing the steering wheel, do not turn the steering shaft and the contact group of the airbag.
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal. In doing so, do the following:
- align the marks on the wheel hub and steering shaft;
- install a new wheel bolt and tighten it to the prescribed torque;
- install the airbag as described in section «electrical equipment».
Attention! To prevent the airbag from deploying, do not install it on the removed steering wheel. Any time you remove the steering wheel, you must disconnect the airbag connector.